AP French, German, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams

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1 AP French, German, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams French German Spanish Regularly Scheduled Exam Date: Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2019 Thursday afternoon, May 9, 2019 Tuesday morning, May 7, 2019 Late-Testing Exam Date: Thursday afternoon, May 23, 2019 Friday afternoon, May 24, 2019 Friday afternoon, May 24, 2019 Section I Total Time: Approx. 1 hour and 35 minutes Number of Questions: 65 (The number of questions may vary slightly depending on the form of the exam.) Percent of Total Score: 50% Part A: Tasks without audio stimuli Part B: Tasks with audio stimuli Time: 40 minutes Time: Approximately 55 minutes Writing Instrument: Pencil required Section II Total Time: Approx. 1 hour and 28 minutes Number of Questions: 4 tasks Part A: Tasks with written responses Time: Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes Percent of Total Score: 50% Writing Instrument: Pen with black or dark blue ink Part B: Tasks with spoken responses Time: Approximately 18 minutes Before Distributing Exams: Check that the title on the exam covers is correct for the exam you re about to administer French, German, or Spanish Language and Culture. For Spanish only: Check that the title Spanish Language and Culture is printed in blue on the Section I exam booklet covers. (On any large-type exams, the exam title will be printed in black.) If there are any exam booklets with a different title, contact the AP coordinator immediately. What Proctors Need to Bring to This Exam Exam packets Master Listening CD for each testing room Master Persuasive Essay/ Speaking Double CD set for each testing room One CD player with external speakers for each testing room Answer sheets AP Student Packs AP Coordinator s Manual This book AP Exam Instructions AP Exam Seating Chart template School Code and Homeschool/ Self-Study Codes Pencil sharpener Container for students electronic devices (if needed) Extra No. 2 pencils with erasers Extra pens with black or dark blue ink Lined paper Stapler Watch Signs for the door to the testing room Exam in Progress Phones of any kind are prohibited during the test administration, including breaks Equipment Options for Recording Audio Responses Digital Language Lab Computers with MP3 recording software Handheld digital recording devices (optional: in sealable quart-size plastic bags) ipad only if recording using the DAC app Use ONLY school-owned and -controlled devices and equipment that meet the AP Program criteria for digital recording. The devices must remain in the school at all times and must not be assigned to individual students. We recommend having backup recording devices available in case of equipment failure. 166

2 There is a single proctor script to be used for AP French, German, and Spanish Language and Culture Exams. The administration and proctor script is the same for these three exams. Within the script, brackets are used to indicate when the proctor must state the name of the exam being administered: [French, German, or Spanish]. The proctor script for AP Italian Language and Culture remains separate (see page 132). This is because the administration of Section I for Italian differs from the other languages. All audio recording devices and equipment must be school-owned and -controlled, must remain in the school at all times, and must not be assigned to individual students. See pages in the AP Coordinator s Manual for complete details and criteria for each acceptable recording method. IMPORTANT: Students speaking responses must be recorded digitally and submitted online via the Digital Audio Submission (DAS) portal. Each student s responses must be recorded and saved as a single file. When recording using digital language lab, handheld digital recorder, or computer, files must be saved in the MP3 format. Refer to Saving, Naming, Uploading, and Submitting Student-Response Files on page 188 of this AP Exam Instructions book. Digital Audio Capture (DAC) App: The Digital Audio Capture (DAC) app simplifies the process of recording and uploading students audio responses. It may be used on school-owned and -controlled ipad tablets to record AP French, German, and Spanish Language and Culture Exam speaking responses. Visit collegeboard.org/ap-dac for more information about this additional digital recording option. See page 182 for exam administration instructions. Before exam day, the AP coordinator should determine how best to administer the free-response section. The coordinator should review the options described in the AP Coordinator s Manual and choose the best option based on your school s resources and the number of students testing. REMINDER: Schools should delete all old audio files from recording devices before they are used for this year s exam. If you don t delete old audio files, you run the risk of submitting the wrong files to the AP Program. The instructions that follow are based on administering the exam in the standard sequence. The Reply task, Persuasive Essay task, and Speaking part have been labeled to aid proctors using options other than the standard sequence; you may find it helpful to note the sequence of the selected option in the margins of these pages. Also, keep in mind: Section I must be administered first regardless of the sequence you administer the parts of Section II. Make sure students do not open the sealed orange booklets until they are told to do so. Collect students exam materials before moving to other rooms and redistribute them in the new room. Collect Student Packs only at the completion of all testing. Proctors administering this exam must be thoroughly familiar with all equipment needed on testing day. See pages Recording and Submitting Audio Responses in the AP Coordinator s Manual for more information. We strongly encourage schools to provide students with multiple opportunities throughout the year to practice making recordings using the method that will be used on exam day. To practice recording responses, students can use released AP Exam materials available on apcentral.collegeboard.org (go to AP Courses & Exams > Course & Exam Pages). 167

3 You ll need the master listening CD for Section I, Part B. You ll also need the double CD set, which contains the master CDs for the Persuasive Essay task and the Speaking part for Section II. A list of tracks for all master audio CDs is on page 191. Reminder: Do not open or play the 2019 AP Exam master audio CDs before the exam administration. If you plan to administer the speaking part of this exam: in a digital language lab, use the instructions for the speaking part beginning on page 174 of this AP Exam Instructions book. using a computer with MP3 recording software, use the instructions for the speaking part beginning on page 176 of this AP Exam Instructions book. Go to collegeboard.org/ ap-audio-record for helpful information, including a link to free MP3 recording software* that can be used for administering AP world language and culture and Music Theory exams on a PC or Mac computer. We strongly recommend that your school s technical consultant be involved in determining if this software program is right for your school. using a handheld digital recorder, use the instructions for the speaking part beginning on page 179 of this AP Exam Instructions book. Go to collegeboard.org/ap-audio-record to review the criteria that handheld digital recorders must meet to comply with AP Program policies. using the Digital Audio Capture (DAC) app, use the instructions for the speaking part beginning on page 182 of this AP Exam Instructions book. Go to collegeboard.org/ap-dac to review the criteria that ipads must meet to comply with AP Program policies. * This is not an AP Program or ETS endorsement of this product. If you experience any problems during the installation or configuration of this software product only, technical assistance is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday. Your school staff can AP-MP3Recordertech@ets.org, or call for assistance during these hours. SECTION I: Multiple Choice Do not begin the exam instructions below until you have completed the appropriate General Instructions for your group. Make sure that you administer the correct exam on the scheduled date and begin the exam at the designated time. Remember, you must complete a seating chart for this exam. See pages for a seating chart template and instructions. See the AP Coordinator s Manual for exam seating requirements (pages 56 59, 103). French Language and Culture If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Wednesday afternoon, May 8, and you will be taking the AP French Language and Culture Exam. Look at your exam packet and confirm that the exam title is AP French Language and Culture. Raise your hand if your exam packet contains any title other than AP French Language and Culture, and I will help you. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Thursday afternoon, May 23, and you will be taking the AP French Language and Culture Exam. Look at your exam packet and confirm that the exam title is AP French Language and Culture. Raise your hand if your exam packet contains any title other than AP French Language and Culture, and I will help you. 168

4 German Language and Culture If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Thursday afternoon, May 9, and you will be taking the AP German Language and Culture Exam. Look at your exam packet and confirm that the exam title is AP German Language and Culture. Raise your hand if your exam packet contains any title other than AP German Language and Culture, and I will help you. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Friday afternoon, May 24, and you will be taking the AP German Language and Culture Exam. Look at your exam packet and confirm that the exam title is AP German Language and Culture. Raise your hand if your exam packet contains any title other than AP German Language and Culture, and I will help you. Spanish Language and Culture If you are giving the regularly scheduled exam, say: It is Tuesday morning, May 7, and you will be taking the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam. Look at your exam packet and confirm that the title is AP Spanish Language and Culture and is printed in blue on the Section I booklet cover. [For large-type exams: If you are taking a large-type exam, the exam title AP Spanish Language and Culture is printed in black.] Raise your hand if your exam packet contains any title other than AP Spanish Language and Culture, and I will help you. If you are giving the alternate exam for late testing, say: It is Friday afternoon, May 24, and you will be taking the AP Spanish Language and Culture Exam. Look at your exam packet and confirm that the title is AP Spanish Language and Culture and is printed in blue on the Section I booklet cover. [For large-type exams: If you are taking a large-type exam, the exam title AP Spanish Language and Culture is printed in black.] Raise your hand if your exam packet contains any title other than AP Spanish Language and Culture, and I will help you. Once you confirm that all students have the correct exam, say: In a moment, you will open the exam packet. By opening this packet, you agree to all of the AP Program s policies and procedures outlined in the Bulletin for AP Students and Parents. You may now remove the shrinkwrap from the outside only of your exam packet. Do not open the Section I booklet; do not remove the shrinkwrap from the Section II materials. Put the white seals and the shrinkwrapped Section II materials aside.... Carefully remove the AP Exam label found near the top left of your exam booklet cover. Place it on page 1 of your answer sheet on the light blue box near the top right corner that reads AP Exam Label. If students accidentally place the exam label in the space for the number label or vice versa, advise them to leave the labels in place. They should not try to remove the label; their exam can still be processed correctly. 169

5 Listen carefully to all my instructions. I will give you time to complete each step. Please look up after completing each step. Raise your hand if you have any questions. Give students enough time to complete each step. Don t move on until all students are ready. Read the statements on the front cover of the Section I booklet.... Sign your name and write today s date.... Now print your full legal name where indicated.... Turn to the back cover of your exam booklet and read it completely.... Give students a few minutes to read the entire cover. Are there any questions?... The instructions inside the exam booklets are in English and [language of the exam]. Choose the language you are more comfortable with; do not spend time reading both. You will now take the multiple-choice portion of the exam. You should have the multiple-choice booklet and answer sheet in front of you. You may never discuss the multiple-choice exam content at any time in any form, with anyone, including your teacher and other students. If you disclose the multiple-choice exam content through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. Open your answer sheet to page 2. The answer sheet has circles marked A E for each question. For this exam you will use only the circles marked A D. You must complete the answer sheet using a No. 2 pencil only. Mark all of your responses beginning on page 2 of your answer sheet, one response per question. Completely fill in the circles. If you need to erase, do so carefully and completely. No credit will be given for anything written in the exam booklet. Scratch paper is not allowed, but you may use the margins or any blank space in the exam booklet for scratch work. Are there any questions?... Section I takes approximately 1 hour and 35 minutes and is divided into two parts. You will have 40 minutes for Section I, Part A. When you are finished, you may check your work but you may not move on to Part B until you are told to do so. Are there any questions?... Open your Section I booklet and begin Part A. Note Start Time for Part A. Note Stop Time. Check that students are marking their answers in pencil on their answer sheets, that they are only working on Part A, as indicated by the letter A across the top of each page, and that they have not opened their shrinkwrapped Section II booklets. After 30 minutes, say: There are 10 minutes remaining for Part A. After 10 minutes, say: Stop working. Turn on the CD player and insert the master listening CD. Play the first sentence of the CD to adjust the volume and then stop the CD. Say: You will have approximately 55 minutes for Part B. 170

6 I will not stop the CD until the end of Part B. Turn to Part B in your exam booklet and wait for the recording to begin. Raise your hand if you do not hear the recording. Begin playing Track 1 of the CD. Note Start Time for Part B. Note Stop Time. Check that students are marking their answers in pencil on their answer sheets and that they are only working on Part B, as indicated by the letter B across the top of each page. Approximately 55 minutes after beginning Part B, you will hear End of recording. At that point, stop the CD player and remove the master listening CD. Say: Stop working and close your exam booklet. Read Item P on your answer sheet. Fill in the appropriate circles and look up when you have finished.... Give students 1 minute to complete Item P. Then say: Put your answer sheet on your desk, faceup. Make sure your AP number label and an AP Exam label are on page 1 of your answer sheet. Sit quietly while I collect your answer sheets. Collect an answer sheet from each student. Check that an AP number label and an AP Exam label have been applied to page 1. After all answer sheets have been collected, say: Now you must seal your exam booklet using the white seals you set aside earlier. Remove the white seals from the backing and press one on each area of your exam booklet cover marked PLACE SEAL HERE. Fold each seal over the back cover. When you have finished, place the booklet on your desk, faceup. I will now collect your Section I booklet.... Collect a Section I booklet from each student. Check that each student has signed the front cover of the booklet. There is a 10-minute break between Sections I and II. When all Section I materials have been collected and accounted for and you are ready for the break, say: Please listen carefully to these instructions before we take a 10-minute break. All items you placed under your chair at the beginning of this exam, including your Student Pack, must stay there, and you are not permitted to open or access them in any way. Leave your shrinkwrapped Section II packet on your desk during the break. You are not allowed to consult teachers, other students, notes, textbooks, or any other resources during the break. You may not make phone calls, send text messages, check , use a social networking site, or access any electronic or communication device. You may not leave the designated break area. Remember, you may never discuss the multiple-choice exam content with anyone, and if you disclose the content through any means, your AP Exam score will be canceled. Are there any questions?... You may begin your break. Testing will resume at. 171

7 SECTION II: Free Response After the break, say: May I have everyone s attention? For this section of the exam, you will use a pen with black or dark blue ink to write your responses. Place your Student Pack on your desk.... You may now remove the shrinkwrap from the Section II packet, but don t break the seals on the orange booklet until you are told to do so. Put the orange booklet aside; you will need it for Part B.... Read the bulleted statements on the front cover of the Section II exam booklet. Look up when you have finished.... Now take an AP number label from your Student Pack and place it on the shaded box. If you don t have any AP number labels, write your AP number in the box. Look up when you have finished.... Read the last statement.... Using your pen, print the first, middle, and last initials of your legal name in the boxes and print today s date where indicated. This constitutes your signature and your agreement to the statements on the front cover.... Now turn to the back cover. Using your pen, complete Items 1 through 3 under Important Identification Information.... Read Item Are there any questions?... Place your Student Pack under your chair now. Read the information on the back cover of the exam booklet. Do not open the exam booklet or break the seals on the orange booklet until you are told to do so. Look up when you have finished.... Are there any questions?... You may use any blank space to organize your thoughts and for scratch work, but you must write your responses on the lined pages in the exam booklet using your pen. If you need more paper to complete your responses, raise your hand. At the top of each extra sheet of paper you use, write only: your AP number, the exam title, and the question number you are working on. Do not write your name. Are there any questions?... START Part A, Task 1: Reply Say: You have 15 minutes to complete Task 1, the Reply task. You may work only on the pages that correspond to this task, as indicated by the number 1 across the top of each page. You may review your response if you finish before the end of Task 1 is announced but you may not go on to Task 2. Are there any questions?... Open your exam booklet to Part A, Task 1, and begin. 172

8 Note Start Time. Note Stop Time. Check that students are using pens and that they are working only on the pages that correspond to Task 1. After 15 minutes, say: Stop working. STOP START Part A, Task 1: Reply Part A, Task 2: Persuasive Essay Turn on the CD player and insert the master CD for Task 2, the Persuasive Essay task. Play the first sentence of Track 1 of the CD so you can adjust the volume, and then stop the CD. Then say: You have approximately 55 minutes to complete Task 2, the Persuasive Essay task. Turn to Part A, Task 2, in your exam booklet. You will be working now on the pages that correspond to this task, as indicated by the number 2 across the top of each page. Please wait for the recording to begin. I will not stop the CD until the end. If you finish your work on Task 2 before time is called, you may check your responses for both Task 1 and Task 2. Are there any questions?... Raise your hand if you do not hear the recording. Begin playing Track 1 of the master listening CD. Note Start Time. Note Stop Time. Approximately 55 minutes after beginning the task, you will hear End of recording. At that point, stop the CD player. Then say: Stop working and close your exam booklet. Put your Section II exam booklet on your desk, faceup. Keep the sealed orange booklet; you will need it for Part B, Speaking. STOP Part A, Task 2: Persuasive Essay If any students used extra paper for a question in the free-response section, have those students staple the extra sheet(s) to the first page corresponding to that question in their free-response exam booklets. Complete an Incident Report after the exam and return these free-response booklets with the extra sheets attached in the Incident Report return envelope (see page 68 of the AP Coordinator s Manual for complete details). Then say: Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected.... Collect a Section II booklet from each student. Check for the following: Exam booklet front cover: The student placed an AP number label on the shaded box and printed their initials and today s date. Exam booklet back cover: The student completed the Important Identification Information area. Persuasive Essay 173

9 START Part B, Speaking: Digital Language Lab Before the exam administration, create a folder on a local server to save student responses. For example, the folder could be called 2019 AP [French, German, or Spanish] Language and Culture Exam, [Form ]. The form (e.g., Form O) can be found on the front cover of the Section II free-response booklet in the lower right corner. You will save all student responses in this folder until they are later uploaded to the DAS portal. REMINDER: Delete all old audio files from the digital language lab before it is used for this year s exam. Be aware of the requirements for recording student responses using a digital language lab. The MP3 format is the only acceptable digital file format for AP Exam responses. Each student s responses must be recorded and saved as a single file. At various points, there will be two sets of instructions: one if students can control their own recordings, and one if you or another proctor controls student recordings from a master console. Follow the instructions accordingly. Before students enter the digital language lab, set up the room following your lab manufacturer s instructions. Isolate the student stations as necessary to ensure students are directed only to the stations being used. From the console, make sure all student stations are on and the correct recording and save file format are activated. Testing time for Part B is approximately 18 minutes per group. This does not include time for activities such as giving instructions, seating students, handing out exam materials, etc. If you are using another room for Part B, collect the sealed orange booklets before asking students to go to the other room. They need to take their Student Packs with them. When students are ready to start Part B, return the orange booklets to them and remind them not to open the booklets until they are told to do so. Students do not have to receive their original orange booklets. Seat students in alternate seats/booths, if space permits. While they are being seated, turn on the CD player and insert the master speaking CD. Play the first sentence of the CD so you can adjust the volume and then stop the CD. If students will be listening to the master recording using headsets, make sure they are all channeled in correctly. The master speaking CD must not be stopped at any time during the administration of Part B unless the equipment malfunctions or students can t hear a portion due to outside interference. Recording Student Responses in a Digital Language Lab Once the students enter the room, direct them to the appropriate stations. Instruct students to put on their headsets and adjust their microphones. When you are ready to begin, say: Put your personal belongings under your chair.... Does everyone have a sealed orange booklet, a pen, and your Student Pack?... Read the information on the front cover of the orange booklet. Don t break the seals on the orange booklet until you are told to do so.... Now this is important. Take an AP number label from your Student Pack and place it on the bottom left of the front cover of the orange booklet so you can refer to it when I ask you to record your AP number. Now write your name above your AP number label. Then, to the right of your AP number label, write your station number Digital Language Lab

10 One more thing unless you write NO on your orange booklet next to your name, you give permission to the College Board to use your recorded responses for educational research and instructional purposes. Are there any questions?... Put your Student Pack under your chair. You should have nothing on your desk except a pen and your orange booklet.... If students can control their recordings, say: Follow the instructions from the master CD to record your responses. You should start, pause, and stop your recording only when instructed to do so by the voice on the recording. You should record your responses at a normal speaking level. You ll need to record your AP number, and we ll test to make sure everything is working properly. As a reminder, your AP number is the eight-digit number below the barcode label you placed on the lower left of the orange booklet cover. When I tell you to, say, My AP number is... and record your AP number in English. Go ahead and record your AP number now.... Give students time to record their AP number, then say: Now play your test recording to check that your voice recorded properly. Give students time to check their test recording, then say: Has everyone recorded properly?... If your voice was not recorded, raise your hand and I will help you.... If you or another proctor controls student recordings from a master console, say: Your recordings will be started, paused, and stopped from this console. You will not need to do anything when you hear these instructions. You should record your responses at a normal speaking level. You ll need to record your AP number, and we ll test to make sure everything is working properly. As a reminder, your AP number is the eight-digit number below the barcode label you placed on the lower left of the orange booklet cover. When I tell you to, say, My AP number is... and record your AP number in English. Start the student recordings and say: Go ahead and say your AP number.... Once all students have spoken their AP numbers, pause the recording and say: Sit quietly while I check that you ve recorded your AP numbers, and that your voices have recorded properly. Check that students AP numbers have recorded properly. Continue for all administrations: If at any time you cannot hear the master recording, raise your hand. I will not replay the recording if you don t understand the questions. I will not stop the recording unless the equipment fails. It is very important when recording that you try to respond as immediately and as fully as possible. Long pauses in your response may make it appear that you did not record or complete your response and could jeopardize your score on the speaking tasks. Are there any questions?... Instructions for Part B have been recorded. Using your finger, break the seals on the orange booklet. Do not peel the seals away from the booklet. You may make notes in the orange booklet, but don t open it until I tell you to do so. Digital Language Lab 175

11 If students control their own recordings, say: Your responses must be recorded as a single file. Therefore, use PAUSE only when instructed to do so by the recording and do not press STOP until the end, when the recording tells you to do so. (Remember: Your files may not record properly if you use STOP before the end.) Then say: Open the orange booklet. We will now begin Part B. Start the master CD. Do not stop the recording until you hear the words End of recording. You should monitor that students are using the recording equipment appropriately. Students cannot use the equipment to communicate with others about the exam, or to access any unauthorized features, programs, or content. When you hear the words End of recording, stop the master CD. If students can control their recordings, say: If you have not done so, press STOP to complete your file. You should now listen to your recording to make sure that your voice has been recorded. If your voice was not recorded, raise your hand and I will help you.... If you or another proctor controls student recordings from a master console, say: Sit quietly while I check that your voice has been recorded. If you confirm that a recording is inaudible or if a student recorded more than one file, that student must record their responses again immediately. Instruct those students to wait quietly while the students whose files were successfully recorded are dismissed. It is critical that the recording be done properly. Students can only receive credit for audible material; you will only be able to upload one file per student to the DAS portal. Once you have confirmed that recordings are correct, say: If you are taking another AP Exam, put your Student Pack on your desk next to your orange booklet and I will collect it. If this is your last AP Exam, you may keep your Student Pack. Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected.... If any students need to rerecord, don t collect their exam materials yet. Check that you have an orange booklet for each student and that each booklet has an AP number label and station number. If you have students who have not done this, be sure to have them put an AP number label on their orange booklet before they leave the testing room. The person responsible for uploading files will need this information to rename each file before uploading and submitting it. Now go to page 186 to continue with instructions for dismissing students. STOP Part B, Speaking: Digital Language Lab START Part B, Speaking: Computer with MP3 Software Before the exam administration, create a folder on a local server to save student responses. For example, the folder could be called 2019 AP [French, German, or Spanish] Language and Culture Exam, [Form ]. The form (e.g., Form O) can be found on the front cover of the Section II free-response booklet in the lower right corner. You will save all student responses in this folder until they are later uploaded to the DAS portal. REMINDER: Delete all old audio files from computers before they are used for this year s exam. 176 Computer with MP3 Software

12 Be aware of the requirements for recording student responses using a computer: 1. School-owned laptops may be used only if they remain in the school at all times and are not assigned or issued to individual students. Student-owned laptops may not be used under any circumstances. 2. Student access to the internet must be blocked or disabled. 3. If the computer includes features for taking pictures or video such as a built-in camera or webcam, the camera or webcam MUST be disabled. 4. The MP3 format is the only acceptable digital file format for AP Exam responses. Check your software well before the exam administration to be sure it is capable of recording and saving in MP3 format. If not, please use the software program described on collegeboard.org/ap-audio-record. 5. Each student s responses must be recorded and saved as a single file. Therefore, for most software packages, STOP should not be clicked until the speaking part is finished. Clicking STOP before the recording is finished may create two files and overwrite earlier work. 6. Remember: Each student s recorded response must begin with their AP number. Before students enter the room, make sure all computers are on and that the correct recording and save file format are activated. Recording Student Responses on a Computer with MP3 Software When you are ready, say: Put your personal belongings under your chair.... Does everyone have a sealed orange booklet, a pen, and your Student Pack?... Read the information on the front cover of the orange booklet. Don t break the seals on the orange booklet until you are told to do so.... Now this is important. Take an AP number label from your Student Pack and place it on the bottom left of the front cover of the orange booklet so you can refer to it when I ask you to record your AP number. Now write your name above the AP number label.... One more thing unless you write NO on your orange booklet next to your name, you give permission to the College Board to use your recorded responses for educational research and instructional purposes. Are there any questions?... Put your Student Pack under your chair. You should have nothing on your desk except a pen and your orange booklet.... Follow the instructions from the master CD to record your responses. You should start, pause, and stop your recording only when instructed to do so by the voice on the recording. You should record your responses at a normal speaking level. You ll need to record your AP number, and we ll test to make sure everything is working properly. As a reminder, your AP number is the eight-digit number below the barcode label you placed on the lower left of the orange booklet cover. Now put on your headset or move the microphone to the best position to achieve a good recording level. When I tell you to, say, My AP number is... and record your AP number in English. Go ahead and record your AP number now.... Computer with MP3 Software 177

13 Give students time to record their AP number, then say: Now play your test recording to check that your voice recorded properly. Click PLAY to replay this test recording.... Give students time to check their test recording, then say: Has everyone recorded properly?... If your voice was not recorded, raise your hand and I will help you.... When you ve confirmed that all students have recorded properly, say: Please delete your test recording and look up.... If at any time you cannot hear the master recording, raise your hand. I will not replay the recording if you don t understand the questions. I will not stop the recording unless the equipment fails. It is very important when recording that you try to respond as immediately and as fully as possible. Long pauses in your response may make it appear that you did not record or complete your response and could jeopardize your score on the speaking tasks. Now you need to record your AP number. Go ahead and record your AP number then click PAUSE.... Give students time to record their AP numbers, then say: If you have not clicked PAUSE, do so now.... Instructions for Part B have been recorded. Using your finger, break the seals on the orange booklet. Do not peel the seals away from the booklet. You may make notes in the orange booklet, but don t open it until I tell you to do so. Are there any questions?... Your responses must be recorded as a single file. Therefore, click PAUSE only when instructed to do so by the recording and do not click STOP until the end, when the recording tells you to do so. (Remember: Your files may not record properly if you click STOP before the end.) Open the orange booklet. We will now begin Part B. IMPORTANT: If your MP3 recording software requires students to deselect PAUSE before they can continue their recording, you must remind them to do so. If they do not follow the correct recording process for your software, their files may not record properly, and their AP scores may be jeopardized. Students can remove one or both sides of their headsets to hear the master CD instructions and when checking their recorded responses. Start the master CD. Do not stop the recording until you hear the words End of recording. You should monitor that students are using the computers appropriately. Students cannot use the computers to communicate with others about the exam, or to access any unauthorized features, programs, or content. When you hear the words End of recording, stop the master CD, and say: If you have not done so, click STOP to complete your file. You should now listen to your recording to make sure that your voice has been recorded. If your voice was not recorded, raise your hand and I will help you.... If you confirm that a recording is inaudible or if a student recorded more than one file, that student must record their responses again immediately. Instruct those students to wait quietly while the students whose files were successfully recorded are dismissed. It is critical that the recording be done properly. Students can only receive credit for audible material; you will only be able to upload one file per student to the DAS portal. 178 Computer with MP3 Software

14 Once you have confirmed that recordings are correct, say: If you are taking another AP Exam, put your Student Pack on your desk next to your orange booklet and I will collect it. If this is your last AP Exam, you may keep your Student Pack. Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected.... If any students need to rerecord, don t collect their exam materials yet. Check that you have an orange booklet for each student and that each booklet has an AP number label. If you have students who have not done this, be sure to have them put an AP number label on their orange booklet before they leave the testing room. The person responsible for uploading files will need this information to rename each file before uploading and submitting it. Now go to page 186 to continue with instructions for dismissing students. STOP START Part B, Speaking: Computer with MP3 Software Part B, Speaking: Handheld Digital Recorder Before the exam administration, create a folder on a local server to save student responses. For example, the folder could be called 2019 AP [French, German, or Spanish] Language and Culture Exam, [Form ]. The form (e.g., Form O) can be found on the front cover of the Section II free-response booklet in the lower right corner. You will save all student responses in this folder until they are later uploaded to the DAS portal. REMINDER: Delete all old audio files from the recording devices before they are used for this year s exam. Be aware of the requirements for recording student responses using a handheld digital recorder: 1. School-owned handheld digital recorders may be used if they remain in the school at all times and are not assigned or issued to individual students. Student-owned devices may not be used under any circumstances. 2. If the device includes features for wireless communication over a network including cellular, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi the communication capability MUST be disabled. 3. If the device includes features for taking pictures or video such as a built-in camera or webcam, the camera or webcam MUST be disabled. 4. The device MUST be capable of saving the recorded audio as an MP3 formatted digital file. No other audio file format (e.g., WAV, WMA, or AAC) is acceptable. 5. The device MUST have the ability to record (begin the recording), stop (stop/end the recording), and pause/unpause (temporarily suspend the recording and then continue recording). The stop (or a separate save) control should create a digital file that contains the recording. 6. Each student s responses must be recorded and saved as a single file. 7. The device MUST include a means to move or copy digital files from the device to an external computer. Most devices do so via a USB port and cable or removable media (SD card); either is acceptable. 8. Remember: Each student s recorded response must begin with their AP number. Handheld Digital Recorder 179

15 Consider the following suggestion for keeping track of student responses (this is a best practice, not a requirement): FIGURE 1 Before students enter the room, place each handheld digital recorder in its own sealable quart-size plastic storage bag. Have students place their AP number label on the bag in the order in which they record, if applicable (so that the second student places their AP number label below the first student s AP number label and so on) and write their sequence number in the far left margin of the label. (See Figure 1.) After a student finishes using a device, lock that student s response file if the device permits you to do so. When the exam is over, put the device back into the bag. The person responsible for transferring the student responses from the device to a computer and then saving the files will have the students AP numbers. Recording Student Responses Using a Handheld Digital Recorder When you re ready, say: Put your personal belongings under your chair. Does everyone have a handheld digital recorder, a sealed orange booklet, a pen, and your Student Pack?... Read the information on the front cover of the orange booklet. Don t break the seals on the orange booklet until you are told to do so.... Now this is important. Take an AP number label from your Student Pack and place it on the bottom left of the front cover of the orange booklet so you can refer to it when I ask you to record your AP number. Now write your name above the AP number label.... One more thing unless you write NO on your orange booklet next to your name, you give permission to the College Board to use your recorded responses for educational research and instructional purposes. Are there any questions?... Put your Student Pack under your chair. You should have nothing on your desk except a pen, your orange booklet, and a handheld digital recorder.... Does everyone know how to use the controls and buttons on the device to record, pause, stop, and erase? If not, please raise your hand.... IMPORTANT: In some models of handheld digital recorders, PAUSE is combined with PLAY. In others, it is combined with RECORD. If you don t see any buttons labeled PAUSE, it is very possible that RECORD acts as a pause. Be sure that you and the students understand how to record, pause, stop, and erase using your school s specific devices before moving on. If students do not follow the correct recording process, their files may not record properly, and their AP scores may be jeopardized. Follow the instructions from the master CD to record your responses. You should start, pause, and stop your recording only when instructed to do so by the voice on the recording. You should record your responses at a normal speaking level. You ll need to record your AP number, and we ll test to make sure everything is working properly. As a reminder, your AP number is the eight-digit number 180 Handheld Digital Recorder

16 below the barcode label you placed on the lower left of the orange booklet cover. When I tell you to, press RECORD and say, My AP number is..., say your AP number in English, then press STOP. Go ahead and record your AP number now.... Give students time to record their AP number, then say: Now play your test recording to check that your voice recorded properly. Give students time to check their test recording, then say: Has everyone recorded properly?... If your voice was not recorded, raise your hand and I will help you.... Please erase your test recording and look up.... If at any time you cannot hear the master recording, raise your hand. I will not replay the recording if you don t understand the questions. I will not stop the recording unless the equipment fails. It is very important when recording that you try to respond as immediately and as fully as possible. Long pauses in your response may make it appear that you did not record or complete your response and could jeopardize your score on the speaking tasks. From this point on, you will stop the recording only once, at the very end of testing. Remember to press PAUSE between your recordings when instructed to do so. Now you need to record your AP number. Go ahead and record your AP number then press PAUSE.... Give students time to record their AP numbers, then say: If you have not pressed PAUSE, do so now.... Instructions for Part B have been recorded. Using your finger, break the seals on the orange booklet. Do not peel the seals away from the booklet. You may make notes in the orange booklet, but don t open it until I tell you to do so. Are there any questions?... Your responses must be recorded as a single file. Therefore, use PAUSE only when instructed to do so by the recording and do not press STOP until the end, when the recording tells you to do so. (Remember: Your files may not record properly if you use STOP before the end.) Now open the orange booklet. We will begin Part B. Start the master CD. Do not stop the recording until you hear the words End of recording. You should monitor that students are using the digital recorders appropriately. Students cannot use the digital recorders to communicate with others about the exam, or to access any unauthorized features, programs, or content. When you hear the words End of recording, stop the master CD, and say: If you have not done so, press STOP to complete your file. You should now listen to your recording to make sure that your voice has been recorded. If your voice was not recorded, raise your hand and I will help you.... If you confirm that a recording is inaudible or if a student recorded more than one file, that student must record their responses again immediately. Instruct those students to wait quietly while the students whose files were successfully recorded are dismissed. It is critical that the recording be done properly. Students can only receive credit for audible material; you will only be able to upload one file per student to the DAS portal. Handheld Digital Recorder 181

17 Once you have confirmed that recordings are correct, say: If you are taking another AP Exam, put your Student Pack on your desk next to your orange booklet and handheld digital recorder and I will collect it. If this is your last AP Exam, you may keep your Student Pack. Remain in your seat, without talking, while the exam materials are collected.... IMPORTANT: Before dismissing the students, you must be sure to have the information needed to match the student responses with the correct AP numbers. Confirm that each student s AP number label is on the bag holding the recorder they used. If any students need to rerecord, don t collect their exam materials yet. Check that you have an orange booklet for each student and that each booklet has an AP number label. If you have students who have not done this, be sure to have them put an AP number label on their orange booklet before they leave the testing room. The person responsible for uploading files will need this information to rename each file before uploading and submitting it. Now go to page 186 to continue with instructions for dismissing students. STOP Part B, Speaking: Handheld Digital Recorder START Part B, Speaking: DAC App on ipad AP French, German, and Spanish Language and Culture speaking responses may be recorded and uploaded using the DAC app running on an ipad tablet. All ipads must be school-owned and -controlled. Student-owned devices or iphones may not be used under any circumstances. The DAC app is the only recording option that directly uploads audio responses to the Digital Audio Submission (DAS) portal, eliminating the steps required of other recording options to save, name, and upload individual student files. Once each student s speaking response file successfully uploads to the DAS portal, it is automatically deleted from the ipad. IMPORTANT: Once students recordings are complete, and files uploaded, you still need to log into the DAS portal to submit the files. To use the DAC app you must have the DAC Activation Key. The AP coordinator at your school will provide you with this code before exam day. This is an eight-digit alphanumeric code needed to unlock the app during testing. This code is unique to your school; you may NOT use another school s code. Post the Activation Key in a prominent place in the testing room for students to reference. The app should only be unlocked at the exam administration. REMINDER: Delete all old audio files from ipads before they are used for this year s exam. Follow these steps before administering the speaking part using the DAC app to record student audio responses: 1. The DAC app must be installed on each ipad that will be used for AP Exams. Each ipad must have a minimum of 20MB storage space. 2. Make sure all ipads are fully charged. Check the charged percentage level in the upper right corner of each ipad screen. 3. The ipads must be connected to Wi-Fi so the app can directly upload student recordings to the DAS portal at the end of the recording process. Check the Wi-Fi signal strength, which should display in the upper left corner of the ipad screen. If you do not see this icon, tap SETTINGS to check that Wi-Fi is enabled and connected to a network. 4. The speaker volume on each ipad should be set to the maximum level. Use the volume rocker on the upper right side of the ipad to adjust the volume. 182 DAC App on ipad

18 Recording Student Responses Using the Digital Audio Capture (DAC) App When you are ready, say: Put your personal belongings under your chair. Does everyone have an ipad, a sealed orange booklet, a pen, and your Student Pack?... Read the information on the front cover of the orange booklet. Don t break the seals on the orange booklet until you are told to do so.... Now this is important. Take an AP number label from your Student Pack and place it on the bottom left of the front cover of the orange booklet so you can refer to it when I ask you to record your AP number. Now write your name above the AP number label.... Put your Student Pack under your chair. You should have nothing on your desk except a pen, your orange booklet, and the ipad.... We will now begin. Please listen carefully and do not tap any buttons until you are told to do so. Follow my instructions closely, one step at a time. Do not move ahead before you are told. Next you are going to tell the students the eight-digit alphanumeric Activation Key you received from your AP coordinator, and point to the place in the room where you posted the Activation Key. Say: Now, please tap the DAC app icon on the ipad to launch the application. If prompted, grant permission for the app to use the ipad microphone and camera. The first screen will prompt you to enter an Activation Key. The Activation Key is.... If a student gets the error message Please Enter a Valid Activation Key, have them clear the field and reenter the Activation Key while you watch over to be sure it is entered correctly. Then say: Now tap CONTINUE. A Confirm App Self-Lock pop-up message will appear. Tap YES. This prevents other apps from interrupting the recording process on the ipad. Now you will enter your eight-digit AP number. First tap the icon next to the AP # field to enable the scanner. Point the camera at the orange booklet so the AP number label is visible on the screen. The red line should cross the center of the AP number label barcode. Students may need to move the ipad closer or farther away to focus. Once the scan succeeds, the AP # field will populate. If a student has any trouble scanning the AP number, they can enter it manually using the ipad keypad, then tap DONE. After the AP number is scanned (or entered manually, if necessary), say: Now enter the six-digit item number found near the bottom right corner of the orange booklet cover. Tap the icon next to the Item # field and point the camera at the orange booklet so the item number barcode is visible on the screen. Once the scan succeeds, the Item # field will populate. If a student has any trouble scanning the item number, they can enter it manually using the ipad keypad, then tap DONE. If both numbers were entered correctly you will see green check marks next to each. DAC App on ipad 183